Terehu (Year 0-1), Popokanua (Year 2-3) and Paikea (Year 4 only) will hold their Junior Athletics/Sports Fun Day on Monday 8 December.

Terehu Block 1 - 9am - 10.40am

Popokanua Block 2 -11.10am - 12.40pm

Paikea (year 4) Block 3 - 1.25pm - 2.50pm

Parents are welcome. Drinks (other than water) and food not permitted on the turf.

Parents are invited to our Whole School Excellence Assembly on Friday 5 December at 2pm.

Excellence Awards recognise those children who have attained a standard of academic, sporting or  cultural excellence in some aspect of their schooling.

Only one child is awarded an excellence award in each class per term.

The next Board meeting is on Thursday 4 December at 6pm.

Both the Junior Choir and Cheerios Cheersquad have been invited to perform down at the St Heliers Village in December, for their Christmas Late Night Shopping event. 

When: Thursday 4th December, 5.30pm to 6pm. 

Where:  St Heliers Village Library (corner of St Heliers Bay Road and Polygon Road), outside on the pavement. Students will meet Mrs Herbert and Miss Mill at 5.20pm, outside the Library.

(If it is wet, we will perform in the Tamaki Ex-Services Association Hall, which is just around the corner from the Library)

Junior Choir are to wear their full school uniform and a Christmas-themed hat/hair accessory/ribbon. 

Cheerios Cheersquad are to wear their Cheerios costume

If students are in both the Junior Choir and Cheerios, then they wear their Cheerios outfit.

On Thursday 27 November at 9.15 am (session 1) and 11.30 (Session 2) the children starting school in Term 4 this year will have their first visit to the classroom and parents will hear from the Deputy Principal in the hall about they can best prepare their child for school. Student leaders will also share their experiences growing up at St Heliers School.

We have a group of students who placed in the top 2 at Eastern Zone representing the school and the zone at the Auckland Athletics Championships at Go Media Stadium (Mt Smart) on Thursday 28 November.

Come along to the famous PTA Christmas Market in the St Heliers School hall from 5pm this Wednesday 26 November.

On Wednesday 26 November at 9am uur International Families have morning tea with the Senior Leadership Team, the International Student Manager and ESOL Manager. We celebrate the year and farewell those families who are moving on next year.

We’re excited to announce that our much-loved St Heliers School Disco is coming up on Friday 21 November!

This year, there’s a small change to the format for our Year 0–3 students. Their disco will be held during school time, from 1.45–2.45 PM, so that all our junior students can take part in the fun without needing to come back to school later in the day when they’re often tired. Students will return to their classrooms afterward and can be picked up at the usual time of 3 PM.

The Year 4–5 Disco will run from 4.00–5.30 PM, followed by the Year 6–7 Disco from 6.00–7.30 PM.

More details about food, ticket costs, and other information for the after school events will be shared soon. Get ready for a great evening of music, dancing, and fun! 

Ngā mihi, 

Kylie Dawson 

L:eave your uniform at home and wear your own clothes for the day. Bring a gold coin which the student leaders will be donating to the SPCA.

The next Board meeting is on Thursday 20 November at 6pm.

Year 5 and 6 students selected to represent the school at the Bay Suburbs Athletics day on Tuesday 18 November at Glover Park.

Parents are invited to our Whole School Citizenship Assembly on Friday 14 November at 2pm.

Citizenship Awards recognise those children who consistently uphold our school values and consistently display citizenship qualities.

Citizenship Qualities:

Friendly and helpful towards other people

Generous with your time and talents for the good of others without thought of personal reward

Sympathetic towards those in distress, the weak and the needy

Only one child is awarded an excellence award in each class per term.

Three teams of Year 5 and 6 students compete in the Bays Suburbs Touch Competition at Madills Farm on Tuesday 4 November.

School Athletics Day for Year 5 - 8 will take place on Thursday 31 October at Glover Park.

The save day will be Wednesday 6 November.

The Senior Leadership Team look forward to seeing all the new parents from the middle of Term 3, and the beginning of Term 4 at the morning tea at 9.15am on Tuesday 28 October. Hear a little more about what’s happening in the school, meet other new families and have some of your questions answered. We look forward to seeing you.

This is our last public holiday before Christmas. School is closed on this day.

Parents are welcome at this Junior Merit Assembly on Friday 24 October at 2.15 pm.

School will be open for children on this day.

Year 8 challenge themselves on the water with kayaking and sailing on 22 October at Okahu Bay.

Not Your Usual Trivia Night!

With the Block's Richard Valintine firing up the live auction, cricket legend Kyle Mills as MC, and a DJ set guaranteed to turn trivia night into a full-blown party, get ready for lots of laughs, epic banter, and a night you won't want to miss!

Teams of 10 - Get a group of friends together, sports team breakups or join as a smaller group and we will connect you with others. Simply add the number of tickets you would like at checkout.

Ticket includes late night snack platter.

Costumes encouraged - prizes for best dressed!

R1`8 (leave the kids at home!)

Cash Bar

Parents are welcome to our Term 4 merit assembly on Friday 17 October at 2 pm.

The school leaders will be asking all children to wear their pyjamas to school on Thursday 16 October. Bring a gold coin and the donations will be sent to the Middlemore Foundation who run Jammies for June. Middlemore Foundation have told us the the money will go towards Kidz First Hospital throughout the rest of the year. At the end of the month they are also launching the Kidz First Christmas appeal to collect toys and donations to support the children in hospital also.

Remember to wear cozy, school appropriate pyjamas, dressing gowns slippers etc.

Applications for Out-of-Zone Enrolment at St Heliers School in 2026 closes on 8 October at 3pm. If a ballot is required it will be on 15 October. Parents wil be notified by 20 October 2025.